High School Indoor Track All-Stars

Published 12:07 am, Sunday, March 25, 2012

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Colonie track standout Kyle Plante poses for portrait in the Times Union photography studio on Monday evening March 19, 2012 in Colonie, N.Y. The lighting effect behind her is the result of a double exposure within the camera, with a flashlight shone towards the camera. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union ) less

Colonie track standout Kyle Plante poses for portrait in the Times Union photography studio on Monday evening March 19, 2012 in Colonie, N.Y. The lighting effect behind her is the result of a double exposure ... more

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Bethlehem runner Matt Crawford poses for portrait in the Times Union photography studio on Monday evening March 19, 2012 in Colonie, N.Y. The lighting effect behind him is the result of a double exposure within the camera, and a flashlight shone towards the camera. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union ) less

Bethlehem runner Matt Crawford poses for portrait in the Times Union photography studio on Monday evening March 19, 2012 in Colonie, N.Y. The lighting effect behind him is the result of a double exposure ... more

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Kyle Plante of Colonie makes her way to the finish line for a win in her heat of the 300 meter finals during the Section II Large-School Indoor Track and Field Championships at the SEFCU Arena on the campus of University at Albany on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) less

Kyle Plante of Colonie makes her way to the finish line for a win in her heat of the 300 meter finals during the Section II Large-School Indoor Track and Field Championships at the SEFCU Arena on the campus of ... more

After committing to the University of South Florida during the season, Plante capped a successful senior campaign by winning the state and federation championship in the 300 meters, her third state title in the event in her high school career.

TU: South Florida? Are you looking forward to getting out of the area?

KP: I am and I'm not. I'm excited to start on my own but I'm going to miss everyone up here.

TU: When you're not in school, not practicing, what do you like to do on your off-time?

KP: My friends and I like to go drive around and go to the mall a lot, go try on prom dresses.

TU: Would you consider yourself a morning person?

KP: Oh no, the later the better. We have these things called senior lounges. It's like a big study hall. I have three of them in the beginning of the day so you can get a late arrival. The latest I ever woke up was 1 in the afternoon.

First team

Event Name Year School COMMENTS

55 Kyle Plante Sr. Colonie Won Division I championship at sectionals in time of 7.31 seconds, second best in Section II this year.

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300 Kyle Plante Sr. ColonieWon third state championship of career in 300 ... time of 38.23 at state title meet established Section II record.

600 Kaitlin Close Fr. Holy Names Won Division II title at sectionals ... top Section II finisher at states ... won state qualifier.

1000 Taylor Driscoll Jr.Saratoga SpringsFinished third in Federation championship with time of 2:53.4, top time by a Section II runner this season.

A standout on the Bethlehem cross country team and both indoor and outdoor track squads, Matt Crawford followed his win in the 600 meters at the Section II state qualifiers with a state championship-winning performance at Cornell University. To win the state title, the senior edged Colonie standout Giancarlo Sainato by .09 seconds and finished with a time of 1:20.62, second best all-time in Section II behind Sainato's 1:19.97, set earlier this year.

TU: What are some of your favorite things to do when you are out on your own time?

MC: I love other recreational activities, like skiing and soccer. I'm really dedicated to my studies, I'm taking a heavy course load this year so I have that on my plate, too.